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 by Kim Quek I refer to the banning of my book The March to Putrajaya and the various reasons given by the Home Ministry secretary-general Mahmood Adam as reported by Bernama and relayed by various web portals and blogsites yesterday (Sept 30). The ban was effected by invoking sub-section 7(1) of the Printing Presses and… Continue reading Kim Quek challenges Hishamuddin over book ban

   24th Sept. 2010 – Koon Yew Yin What is the true reason for University Tunku Abdul Rahman not to accept my Rm 30 million donation? On 13 September 2010, the UTAR Board of Trustees and Council issued a press statement which puts the blame for the withdrawal of my donation of RM30 million on… Continue reading Koon Yew Yin: It’s a strange uni that has no plans for a hostel

  (Below is the full text of senior lawyer Azzat Kamaruddin’s talk delivered at the ‘National Congress on Integrity’ on Malaysia Day Sept 16 in University College Sedaya International.) Our lives, attitude and outlook are formed by the encounters we experienced. With your indulgence I shall begin my discussion of this subject, by sharing with… Continue reading National integration with constitutional integrity

Press statement (Sept 9, 2010)    Today I call this press conference to refute the statement made by Ipoh MCA politician Thong Fah Chong as published a few days ago. He said that I wanted a seat on the Utar council and because of that the university cannot accept my RM30 million donation to build… Continue reading Utar’s ‘puzzling’ reception to Koon Yew Yin’s RM30 million offer

The scheme by Umno to boost its fortunes by using the ‘Allah’ controversy has backfired, and destabilised religious harmony in a multi-religious society. A campaign was launched by Umno to reverse a High Court judgment that ‘Allah’ could be used by The Herald, a Catholic weekly. It was supposed to be a brainwave – an… Continue reading Using Allah issue to boost fortunes of Umno backfired

Last year, there was much fanfare when Abdullah Badawi in his capacity as Prime Minister presented the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act in Parliament. The act effective Jan 1, 2009 was to replace the Anti-Corruption Act of 1997 as the old act was ineffective in fighting corruption. Abdullah claimed that the MACC Act was modelled… Continue reading MACC should be accountable to Agong or Parliament, not PM

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  Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) wishes to convey its deepest and heartfelt condolences to the family and bride-to-be of Teoh Beng Hock for their great loss and bereavement at his tragic and senseless death.